Essay on man and other poems

"This volume contains a ... selection of [Alexander] Pope's work, including such well-known poems as the title selection - a philosophical meditation on the nature of the universe and man's place in it - and "The Rape of the Lock," a mock-epic of rare charm and skill ... Taken together, [the] poems offer [a] sampling of Pope's ... blending of word, idea and image that earned him a place among the leading lights of 18th century literature.-Back cover."